Collapsible or folding stand for bassinets.



H. BEHR.

COLLAPSIBLE 0R FOLDING STAND FOR BASSINETS.

1,1 APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8.19M. 4'

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HJBEHR;

COLLAPSIBLE 0R FOLDING STAND FOR BASSINETS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8.1915.

1,189,230. Patented July 4, 1916.

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HENRY BEHR, OF NEW YORK, 1\T.'Y.

COLLAPSIBLE 0R FOLDING STAND FOR BASSINE'IS.

Application filed June 8, 1915.

T '0 all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, HENRY BEHR, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, city and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Col lapsible or Folding Stands for Bassinets, of which the following is a specification.

It has been customary in the past toprovide a supporting means for a bassinet, the basket in which babies or small children are put to sleep; the supporting means, has, however, been of permanent construction, and as it is necessary that it be firm and offer a secure support for the basket such supporting members are wide at their base butslightly narrower at the top. The objectionable feature to their use then has been the space occupied by them, and as it was not possible to readily store an article so large and awkward it has at times appeared advisable to discard the bassinet support after its immediate period of usefulness had expired.

Devices of this kind are usually made of wicker-work, not only for the purpose of securing a light weight, but for the additional purposeof uniformity in design with the bassinet to be used therewith, and when these supports constructed of wicker-work are shipped from the manufacturer or are stored by the dealer, considerable loss is encountered by breakage, their frail construction making it almost impossible to stack them or to otherwise pack them closely together as is customary with furniture in transit or in storage.

To overcome the objections found in the bassinet support of stationary construction I have produced the device here shown, which although built on the general lines of the more ordinary bassinet supports is capable of being folded to occupy but little space, the folding being arranged in such a manner that when folded the device is even stronger than when open for use as the separate parts support each other at all times.

From the construction it will be seen that my device may be folded for storage or shipment and may be readily opened for operation even by those who are not familiar with mechanically operated devices. It is desirable to have the construction as simple as possible and to that end I have, labored.

The construction and operation of my de- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 4, 1916.

Serial No. 32,811.

vice will be fully set forth as the specification progresses.

The following is what I consider the best means of carrying out this invention and the accompanying drawings form a part of this specification, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device arranged for use, the dotted lines indicating a bassinet in operative position. Fig. 2 is an elevation partly in section. Fig.

3 is on a smaller scale and shows my device folded for storage or transportation. This figure is also partly in section.

Similar reference numerals indicate like 7 parts in all of the figures where they appear.

With my bassinet stand or support a bassinetor baby basket of general shape and size may be used, and as I require no changes in the bassinet proper I will not describe this well-known article merely indicating the entire bassinet, here shown in dotted lines, by the reference character 1. The bassinet, which is slightly tapered being shorter at 30 the top than at the bottom, is received between the sides of an oblong member 2, the ends of which are rounded as indicated at 3 and 4:. Arranged upon the member 2 and rotatable thereon, is a plurality of Ts which 35 may also be called hinges. These members indicated at 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, each engage at its lower end a supporting leg as indicated at 11, 12, l3, 14, 15, and 16, and to provide a convenient means for moving the device about upon the floor or other resting place I arrange a caster 17 at the lower end of each of the supporting legs.

It will be noted that the legs are arranged three on each of the longer sides of my device and that the legs are connected together in series by means of side bars; the legs 11, 12 and 13 being connected by means of the side bars 18, 19, and the legs 14, 15, and 16 being connected by'means of the side bars 20 and 21. These bars are supplied for the sole purpose of strengthening the structure. It will also be observed that I may provide a suitable grille work in all sides of my device as indicated at 22 and 23. This grille work may be of more or less ornate design to suit individual taste. I have here shown it exceedingly simple so as to notconfuse the drawing. Upon each of the legs 11, 12 and 13 I as indicated at 24, these loops one side 25 and 26, and through of an intermediate memprovide a loop or hinge her or spreader 27 passes with freedom to partially revolve within the loops. It will be noted that the loops are arranged below the center line. I do this so as to obtain a proper spread to the lower end of the legs. Upon the directly opposite legs 14, .15 and 16 I provide guides as indicated at 28, 29 and 30. These guides receive in sliding engagement the opposite side of the spreader 27. v

The center guide 29 is slightly longer than the outside guides 28 and 30, and arranged upon the leg 15 is a sliding collar 31 temporarily secured in position by means of a knurled headed screw 32. Pivoted to the collar 31 and extending directly across my device is a bar 33 pivoted to a collar 3% which is secured. in position upon the leg 12, and extending between the bar 33 and to a high point of the leg 12 is a toggle member 35 provided with a knuckle oint 36. It will be observed that the slidable collar 31 operates in and is limited in its operation by the guide 29.

As shown I may provide a longitudinal brace 37 and I also find it desirable to provide a transverse brace 38 for this same spreading ,member, and these braces are quite necessary when wicker construction is used owing to the flexibility of the material. I may also provide a stationary collar 39 upon the leg 15 and under the sliding collar 31 which will prevent the collar 31 passing downward to a great extent and also pre vent it becoming wedged in the angular connection between the, guide 29 and the leg 15.

From the description of the construction, I believe that the operation of my device will be fully understood, but I will, however, briefly describe it.

\Vhen it is desirable to use 'the supporting member it is arranged as indicated in Fig. 1, but for shipment or storage when no longer desired for use the bassinet is removed, the knuckle joint 36 depressed, the screw 32 loosened, and then a slight lifting of the side adjacent to the movable end of the bar 33 will cause the collar 31 to slide up the leg 15 and the device may be folded into the position indicated at Fig. 3 or even into a more flattened condition.

To prepare the device for use it is only necessary to depress the slide, shown as elevated in Fig. 3, depress the spreader 27, tighten the screw 32, and lift the knuckle joint 36 when it will be found that my device will support a bassinet with great fir1n ness and satisfaction.

I have indicated that the grille work may be varied at will. It is also possible to increase or decrease the number of legs. The center legs may be dispensed with if metallic or other members are provided to receive the movable collar 31 and the guides and pivot shown as attached to this member, and although modifications may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the principle or sacrificing the advantages of this invention, I prefer the whole as shown and described.

Having carefully and fully described my invention tothe best of my ability what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is.

1. A bassinet support comprising continuous oblong member the ends of which are rounded, a plurality of approximately vertical members hinged thereto, a bar be tween certain of said vertical members and a toggle for depressing said bar as herein specified.

2. A bassinet support comprising a plurality of oblong members arranged one above :the other, the lowermost member being larger than the upper, a plurality of legs hinged to both said oblong members and a bar and toggle for retaining said legs apart for the purpose set forth.

A bassinet support comprising a plurality of legs in two series, a plurality of oblong members of different sizes both hinged to one series of legs and one said oblong member slidably engaged with the other series of legs and means for retaining said legs apart for the purpose set forth.

4. A device of the character described 'having'a plurality of legs,'a member hingmember adapted to depress said bar andto spread said legs definite distances apart fromeach other asand for the purposeset forth.

Signed at city of New York, county and State of New York this 21st day of May 1915, in the presence of these two'witnesses.

HENRY BEHR.

Witnesses:

G. E. S. Mann,

ARTHUR PnnLPs Mann.

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